WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Problem: You want to study space but that rocket ship in your barn has about as much lift to it as The Dude delivering a jumping high five. 

Solution? Space rideshare via NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. On today’s show Dooner and The Dude are talking about NASA’s CSLI which provides low-cost access to space for U.S. educational institutions, informal educational institutions such as museums, science centers, nonprofits with an education/outreach component, and NASA centers for early career workforce development. We’ll find out the logistics behind it all from Liam J. Cheney and Norman Phelps, mission managers, NASA Launch Services Program.

A look at cross-border with Carlos Barahona of Universal Logistics Services, and Netradyne’s Nick Grome shares the latest in dashcam tech.

Plus, owner-operators say they’ll make far less this year; Hershey’s Halloween candy shortage; the worst dock in America and more.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the state of EVs in trucking and whether Nikola can turn its business around. FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler shares the latest on the state of the embattled battery electric vehicle maker.

Rachel Premack talks about Slync’s sinking ship, what freight moving east means for truckers and what freight company needs a true crime doc made about it.

Back The Truck Up’s Rooster is clucking about teenage truckers going OTR, where EVs are heading in trucking, dumb web3 ideas for logistics and the latest on AB5.

Tive CEO and founder Krenar Komoni announces the company's cloud-enabled temperature logger, Tive Tag.

Locomation VP of Government Affairs James Murphy says autonomous technology can improve drivers' lives. We’ll hear how. 

And a eulogy for the Choco Taco.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the need for speed to honor drivers. CPC Logistics President Butch Wallis tell us all about CPC’s and NASCAR’s driver salute.

So you want to intern at a port and learn how to board a vessel by helicopter? We’re finding out how the summer internship program works at the Port of Vancouver USA. We’re joined by  Zack Merrill, sales account manager at the Port of Vancouver USA, and Briana Garden and Cole Klein, interns at the port.

Thom Albrecht, CFO and chief revenue officer at Reliance Partners, shows us what insurance is telling us about the trucking market. Will we see the market recover as we head into fall peak season?

Todd Ellis, vice president of sales at Renewable Energy Group, says the road to zero emissions in trucking begins now with bio and renewable diesel.  

Plus, a carrier takes to a hang glider to assess the capacity situation; NYPD confiscates a water gun; a Tesla Semi sighting; a Swift driver lives up to the reputation; delivering in the Springfield Underground Caves; and a truck show honors a 9-year-old.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to a small shipper that lost over $13,000 on a shipment of flowers that it said was due to broker negligence. Plants Without Borders founder Mark Javier tells us all about what went wrong between his company and TQL.

Labor issues have led to overworked safety departments. Mike Precia, CEO and president at Fleetworthy Solutions, shares how the merger between technology and people can help compensate for shortages. 

Brokers, are you sick of chasing talent? David Stone, senior director of transportation management at Ryder System, tells us about the need to be where the talent is. 

FreightWavesTV producer Bill Priestley co-hosts and leads a news roundtable. 

Plus, good news/bad news concerning trucker pet adoptions; cats watching the video game Stray; Heinz Ketchup Freiz; and brawls at Disney World.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to two Northeast ports about their growth and expansion. 

Conley Terminal has nearly completed $850 million in infrastructure investments and is welcoming four new direct services to the Port of Boston. Lauren Gleason, deputy port director of business development at the Massachusetts Port Authority, tells us all about how the port got big ship ready and how it will help American shippers beat congestion.

The Port of Baltimore is the nation’s largest importer and exporter of automobiles and high/heavy farm equipment. In Maryland's economy, the Port of Baltimore generates nearly $3.3 billion in total personal income and supports 15,330 direct jobs and 139,180 jobs connected to port work. William Doyle, executive director at the Maryland Port Administration, brings us inside this crucial cog in America’s supply chain. 

Chaos rules the day in rail right now, but that’s not going to stop FreightWaves Editorial Director Rachel Premack from celebrating her birthday. We’ll find out why trains are off the rails. 

Back The Truck Up’s Rooster and SuperTrucker let us know if AB5 protests will enter a third day in Oakland, California. Plus, breaking down the coolest truck simulator you’ll ever see. 

And we’re joined by special guest co-host Curtis Garrett, who talks LTL and his next role.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to trucker David Alvarado about labor disputes at the ports, rails and with truckers. How close are we to resolution and what will extended conflicts mean for moving freight? How long will drivers protest AB5?

Entrepreneur Levar Patton talks about building the communication platform for the trucking industry. After being frustrated as a dispatcher, he founded Trucking Empire to crush the communication gap in our industry. 

Has blockchain found its place in supply chains? Stefan Kukman, CEO at CargoX, talks about its groundbreaking customs project with the Egyptian government. 

Craig Leinauer, who handles inland marine corporate claims at Travelers, talks about shipping difficult commodities. 

Plus, supply chain conspiracy theories and air cargo cat lost — and found. And is Ric Flair coming out of retirement a good idea?

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to an AB5 protest organizer to find out the meaning behind the movement and how long they plan to raise their voices. 

Tim Crawford, co-founder and CEO at Tenstreet, is bringing transparency to truck driver data. We’ll learn how.

Nick Bartlett, director at CBIP Logistics, gets us up to speed on what’s happening with logistics over in Asia. Did you know he once played an orc in Lord of the Rings?

Jason Turner, the VP of talent and growth initiatives at ArcBest, talks about the journey drivers take when they onboard at ArcBest.

Martin Rand, co-founder and CEO at Pactum, thinks Fortune 500 companies need to move away from the traditional annual contract model to negotiating trucker contracts on demand and based on changing economic conditions. We’ll learn how.

Plus, sub-Prime Day for Amazon driver; idiots on three-wheelers; and more.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about drivers organizing to protest the AB5 ruling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday. 

Rachel Premack, editorial director at FreightWaves, has new research that legal marijuana may lower the rate of truck accidents. We’ll find out how that could be. 

Vaughn Moore, Executive Chairman and CEO of AIT Worldwide Logistics, shares his thoughts on the freight and economic outlook for the back half of the year.

Back The Truck Up’s Rooster and SuperTrucker take us around the horn in trucking news with updates on trucking the $10 billion James Webb telescope; AB5 protests; a pregnant trucker who sued her employer; getting changed with the curtains open; and more.

Plus, the guys are joined at the desk by special guest co-host Christine Price.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about using AI to command the seas. Mohamed Saad Ibn Seddik, founder and CEO of blkSAIL, has built the world’s first autonomous ferries. We’ll learn all about marine autonomy as a service and what this means for the future of container shipping.

Lauren Beagen, founder and CEO at The Maritime Professor, helps us cut through the port contract drama.

Michael Colin, founder and CEO at MVMNT, doesn’t believe digitization should lead to disintermediation. Should tech be enhancing brokerages instead of replacing them?

Michelle DeFronzo, president and CEO of ImEx Cargo, talks about using GPS tech to track temperature, humidity and integrity redundantly via iridium satellite and cell.

Charles Gracey, CEO at Hot Seat Services, stops by the studio to guest co-host with the guys and share a little on why he brought his company to the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area.

And good news/bad news concerning foreign objects found in Publix ice cream; Slync not paying people for two months; idiots in four-wheelers; idiots in trucks; and more.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the SCOTUS decision on AB5. With only six days until enforcement goes into effect how will 70,000+ independent California truckers be impacted? What does it mean for the ports and has “Gasoline been poured on the fire that is our ongoing supply chain crisis” as the California Trucking Association said?

Speaking of sinking ships, what is the escape procedure on a cargo vessel? We’ll hear all about it from gCaptain CEO John Konrad V.

Aaron Smith was released from Federal prison after nine years and five months in February 2019. By that December, Aaron launched the Escaping the Odds podcast to build his social capital and tell amazing stories of redemption through business. Now, he is now providing careers for other formerly incarcerated people through his latest venture, U Turn Transport, which helps the formerly incarcerated get jobs in trucking. 

The freight video game championship has a winner and it is ArdentX. We’ll learn their keys to victory and why your office should consider getting involved. 

Plus, a look at the new Transformers movie; a new trucking song from The Dude and Brewer; should truck stops have e-scooters; and more.

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